[Albion] Our Target Next Season

Bold Seagull · May 16, 2019

pb21 said:
Whilst what Murray said was strictly correct in that we don't have to finish higher than 17th, I'm sure that finishing higher than 17th and with more points will be the realistic aim.

I think the finishing position is almost arbitrary to progress because leagues are different year on year.

I'd settle for say scoring for a min 45 goals and a GD of no worse than say -15. Winning a min of 10 games would also be a target. If that is still 17th, so be it, I'd still see that as progress.

dingodan · May 16, 2019

Staying up would be the minimum, but without bettering 15th it would be hard to consider us to have made any real progress. What we want is progress so it's 15th or better for me.

That's as the target, it doesn't mean staying up with any lower position would be a complete failure, but we want, and should want, more than just "not to fail".

worthingseagull123 · May 16, 2019

It’ll be staying up.

We wont attract the biggest names as a new manager and we will have one of the smallest budgets.

Lets have realistic expectations and give the new manager time.

Bold Seagull · May 16, 2019

dingodan said:
Staying up would be the minimum, but without bettering 15th it would be hard to consider us to have made any real progress. What we want is progress so it's 15th or better for me.

That's as the target, it doesn't mean staying up with any lower position would be a complete failure, but we want, and should want, more than just "not to fail".

What if 17th happens to be 42 points next season, we've scored 50 goals, won 12 games - you wouldn't see that as progress just because it's not 15th?

Tim Over Whelmed · May 16, 2019

Simple, can we have the confident feeling we had in November throughout the season please

Taybha · May 16, 2019

If it was just about staying up, Bloom wouldn't of sacked Hughton, I think the moneyball strategy experiment has well and truly run its course and the signs are the boss wants significant improvement next season, what's the point of just hoping to survive, I'll go for a ludicrously ambitious top 10, and why not, nothing wrong with a bit of ambition, but it's going to cost and I suspect a couple of big signings in the summer.

Nathan · May 16, 2019

Staying up is the aim, but with more confidence that the last 4 months.

Notters · May 16, 2019

spence said:
Regardless of the waffle being said it will always be 17th. Any higher is a bonus.

I disagree, I honestly think Bloom will, long term, expect us to be challenging in at least the top half of the table, but then what do I know.

dangull · May 16, 2019

People take the players and managers comments to the press a bit to seriously IMO. What is actually said behind closed doors is probably a lot different. They are not politicians, so if someone says being 17th at the end of the season is ok, what they might mean is we hope to do a lot better, but certainly no worse than that.

rippleman · May 16, 2019

dazzer6666 said:
Where's the 'Agree with Muzza, we don't need to improve' option ?

I hope his opinion is a lone voice in the wilderness and his "we don't need to improve" attitude isn't shared by the rest of the squad. If it is, we are truly ****ed

MattBackHome · May 16, 2019

Primary goal is exactly as Muzza says.

Secondary goal should be to stay up with X games to spare

Third goal should be to have fielded X number of players from the development squad.

dazzer6666 · May 16, 2019

rippleman said:
I hope his opinion is a lone voice in the wilderness and his "we don't need to improve" attitude isn't shared by the rest of the squad. If it is, we are truly ****ed

Legacy of the Hughton era/mentality perhaps..........

Marshy · May 16, 2019

Staying up but with a bit better football.

Don Quixote · May 16, 2019

More than 9 wins.

Bwian · May 16, 2019

Pre match press conferences that don't pay homage to every team we play.

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Paulie Gualtieri · May 16, 2019

Safe after 33 games,
Don’t care what position that’s in

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Trevor · May 16, 2019

40 Points , more entertaining

Pavilionaire · May 16, 2019

British Bulldog said:
It's about taking one step forward every season, as proved this season 2 steps back is not an option?

But reaching an FA Cup semi-final appears to count for something according to the media, i.e. "How can they sack Hughton when he kept them up AND got them to Wembley?"

You'd be forgiven for thinking Wembley appearance = 2 Prem league places.

father_and_son · May 16, 2019

Safe before April.

To be honest anything 17th and up is good enough... If... We put in a good performance and don't leave it until the last couple of games to be mathematically safe.

British Bulldog · May 16, 2019

Pavilionaire said:
But reaching an FA Cup semi-final appears to count for something according to the media, i.e. "How can they sack Hughton when he kept them up AND got them to Wembley?"

You'd be forgiven for thinking Wembley appearance = 2 Prem league places.

Fair play to Chris Hughton for getting us to the FA Cup semi? We certainly rode our luck getting there though?

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